Array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, display device

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides an array substrate and manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. Moreover, it relates to the technical field of display apparatus and can solve the problem that the organic insulating layer in an existing array substrate easily causes deficiencies in other structures. The array substrate of the present disclosure comprises an insulating layer. The insulating layer is provided with an opening and comprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer arranged on the first insulating layer. A slope angle of the second insulating layer at the opening is smaller than a slope angle of the first insulating layer.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is the U.S. national phase entry ofPCT/CN2015/086460, with an international filing date of Aug. 10, 2015,which claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No.201510161244.2, filed on Apr. 7, 2015, the entire disclosures of whichare incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of displayapparatus, specifically to an array substrate and manufacturing methodthereof, and a display device.

BACKGROUND

An array substrate of a display device is provided with many insulatinglayers for separating different structures. An organic insulating layermade from organic insulating material (e.g., polyethylene,polytetrafluoroethylene, etc.) is increasingly used due to itsadvantages such as simple process and low cost.

However, the organic insulating layer is always thick and also has alarge slope angle at its opening, thus photoresist on the organicinsulating layer easily flows and aggregates at the opening edge. Theaggregated photoresist is difficult to remove thoroughly, thus it wouldresult in photoresist residue and further cause that the opening edgecannot form a correct structure, thereby influencing display.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, the edge part of an array substrateof a liquid crystal display device is provided with a connecting areafor connecting leads (gate line lead, data line lead 2, common electrodeline lead, etc.) to a driving chip. When an organic insulating layer 1is used as a passivation layer between the data line leads 2 and pixelelectrodes, the organic insulating layer 1 needs to be provided with anopening 19 in the connecting area to expose connectors 21 (PAD) at endsof the data line leads 2. In order to connect the chip to the connectors21, the opening 19 of the organic insulating layer 1 in the connectingarea must be relatively large, and each opening 19 corresponds to endsof a plurality of data line leads 2. After the opening 19 is formed, atransparent conductive layer 3 (such as indium tin oxide layer) isfurther deposited to form a pixel electrode or common electrode.Obviously, the transparent conductive layer 3 in the opening 19 shouldbe removed completely. However, as stated above, a photoresist 9 remainsat the opening edge, and the transparent conductive layer 3 under theresidual photoresist 9 cannot be removed, as a result the data lineleads 2 are mutually conducting, resulting in deficiencies (DDSdeficiency) such as bright line.

SUMMARY

With regard to the problem that the organic insulating layer in theexisting array substrate easily causes deficiencies in other structures,the present disclosure provides an array substrate that can avoiddeficiencies in other structures and a manufacturing method thereof, anda display device.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, an arraysubstrate is provided which may comprise an insulating layer. Theinsulating layer is provided with an opening and comprises:

a first insulating layer; and

a second insulating layer arranged on the first insulating layer, aslope angle of said second insulating layer at the opening is smallerthan a slope angle of said first insulating layer.

According to an embodiment, said insulating layer may be an organicinsulating layer; said first insulating layer may be a first organicinsulating layer; said second insulating layer may be a second organicinsulating layer.

According to another embodiment, the first organic insulating layer atsaid opening may have a slope angle of 50 to 60 degrees; the secondorganic insulating layer at said opening may have a slope angle of 40 to50 degrees; the difference between the slope angle of the first organicinsulating layer and the slope angle of the second organic insulatinglayer at said opening may be 5 to 15 degrees.

According to a further embodiment, said first organic insulating layermay have a thickness of 1 to 2 microns; said second organic insulatinglayer may have a thickness of 1 to 2 microns; said organic insulatinglayer may have a thickness of 2 to 3 microns.

According to yet another embodiment, the material of said organicinsulating layer may comprise a photosensitizer and a film-formingmaterial, and the content of photosensitizer in said first organicinsulating layer may be different from the content of photosensitizer insaid second organic insulating layer.

According to an embodiment, the photosensitizer in said organicinsulating layer may be a negative photosensitizer; the content of isphotosensitizer in said first organic insulating layer may be greaterthan the content of photosensitizer in said second organic insulatinglayer.

According to another embodiment, the photosensitizer in said organicinsulating layer may be a positive photosensitizer; the content ofphotosensitizer in said first organic insulating layer may be less thanthe content of photosensitizer in said second organic insulating layer.

According to another embodiment, in said first organic insulating layerand second organic insulating layer, the mass percent of photosensitizerin the layer with higher content of photosensitizer may be 3% to 5%; themass percent of photosensitizer in the layer with lower content ofphotosensitizer may be 1% to 3%; the difference between the masspercents of photosensitizer in the two layers may be 1.5% to 2.5%.

According to a further embodiment, said array substrate may comprise aconnecting area for connecting a driving chip and leads located withinsaid connecting area, at least partial opening of said organicinsulating layer is arranged in the connecting area; said organicinsulating layer is located above said leads, each opening of saidorganic insulating layer in the connecting area is provided with ends ofa plurality of leads; said organic insulating layer is at least providedwith a conductive structure.

According to yet another embodiment, said leads are data line leads;said organic insulating layer is a passivation layer arranged above thedata line leads; said conductive structure is a pixel electrode orcommon electrode.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a method ofmanufacturing the above array substrate is provided, which may comprise:

forming the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, andforming an opening in the first insulating layer and the secondinsulating layer.

According to an embodiment, said forming the first insulating layer andthe second insulating layer, and forming an opening in the firstinsulating layer and the second insulating layer comprise: forming afirst insulating layer; forming a second insulating layer;simultaneously forming is an opening penetrating said first insulatinglayer and said second insulating layer.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a display deviceis provided, which comprises the above array substrate.

In the array substrate of the present disclosure, the insulating layer(in particular organic insulating layer) is divided into at least twolayers (which may also be more layers), and the upper layer has asmaller slope angle such that the slope of the opening edge becomesgentle to exhibit a stepped shape. This can reduce aggregation of thephotoresist at the opening edge (i.e., reducing the photoresistresidue), thereby ensuring that other structures located above theinsulating layer can be formed correctly, decreasing the probability ofoccurrence of deficiencies such as DDS, and improving the productquality.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a local structural schematic diagram of an existing arraysubstrate in a connecting area;

FIG. 2 is a local sectional structural schematic diagram of an existingarray substrate in a connecting area;

FIG. 3 a local structural schematic diagram of an array substrateaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure in a connectingarea; and

FIG. 4 is a local sectional structural schematic diagram of an arraysubstrate according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in aconnecting area.

The reference signs are: 1 organic insulating layer; 11 first organicinsulating layer; 12 second organic insulating layer; 19 opening; 2 dataline lead; 21 connector; 3 conductive layer; 9 photoresist.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technicalsolution of the present disclosure, the present disclosure is further isdescribed in detail as follows in combination with the figures andspecific implementations.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the present embodiment provides an arraysubstrate comprising an insulating layer provided with an opening 19.

The array substrate of the present embodiment may be an array substratefor use in a liquid crystal display device, an organic light-emittingdiode display device, and so on. The array substrate comprises aplurality of insulating layers for separating the structures indifferent layers. At least one of these insulating layers is providedwith an opening 19 (called via hole) to electrically connect thestructures above and below it.

The above insulating layer comprises a first insulating layer with asecond insulating layer arranged on the first insulating layer. Theslope angle of the second insulating layer at the opening 19 is smallerthan the slope angle of the first insulating layer.

In one example, the above insulating layer is an organic insulatinglayer 1, and correspondingly, the first insulating layer is a firstorganic insulating layer 11 and the second insulating layer is a secondorganic insulating layer 12. Therefore, the second organic insulatinglayer 12 is arranged on the first organic insulating layer 11, and theslope angle of the second organic insulating layer 12 at the opening 19is smaller than the slope angle of the first organic insulating layer11.

In other words, in the array substrate of the present embodiment, atleast partial insulating layer may be the organic insulating layer 1made from organic insulating material. The organic insulating layer 1 isdivided into at least two layers, and the upper layer has a smallerslope angle such that the slope of the edge of the opening 19 becomesgentle to exhibit a stepped shape. This can reduce aggregation of thephotoresist at the edge of the opening 19 (i.e., reducing thephotoresist residue), thereby ensuring that other structures locatedabove the organic insulating layer 1 can be formed correctly, decreasingthe probability of occurrence of deficiencies is such as DDS, andimproving the product quality.

Certainly, the above organic insulating layer 1 is not limited toconsisting of two layers, which may also be divided into three or morelayers. When the organic insulating layer 1 consists of three or morelayers, the upper the layer is, the smaller the slope angle can be.Certainly, when the organic insulating layer 1 comprises three or morelayers, two adjacent layers may have the same slope angle or the slopeangles thereof may also have other relationships. However, it should atleast be ensured that there is the first organic insulating layer 11 andthe second organic insulating layer 12 thereon which satisfy the aboverelationship. Since the essential situation of dividing the organicinsulating layer 1 into more layers is similar to that of dividing itinto two layers, detailed description thereof is not given here.

In an illustrative embodiment, the slope angle of the first organicinsulating layer 11 at the opening 19 is 50 to 60 degrees; the slopeangle of the second organic insulating layer 12 at the opening 19 is 40to 50 degrees; the difference between the slope angle of the firstorganic insulating layer 11 and the slope angle of the second organicinsulating layer 12 at the opening 19 is 5 to 15 degrees.

As stated above, the slope angle of the first organic insulating layer11 should be larger than the slope angle of the second organicinsulating layer 12. Moreover, when the slope angles of the two layersfall within the above ranges, they can achieve a good effect ofpreventing aggregation of the photoresist.

In an illustrative embodiment, the first organic insulating layer 11 hasa thickness of 1 to 2 microns; the second organic insulating layer 12has a thickness of 1 to 2 microns; the organic insulating layer 1 has athickness of 2 to 3 microns.

Generally speaking, the total thickness of the organic insulating layer1 is 2 to 3 microns. In this case, the thickness of two layers thereinmay fall within the above range, whereas the allocation of specificthicknesses of two layers therein can be adjusted by those skilled inthe art based on is needs.

In an illustrative embodiment, the material of the organic insulatinglayer 1 comprises a photosensitizer and a film-forming material, and thecontents of photosensitizer in the first organic insulating layer 11 andthe second organic insulating layer 12 are different.

That is to say, the organic insulating layer 1 may consist of aphotosensitive material similar to “photoresist”. Such organicinsulating layer 1 comprises a film-forming material used for formingthe film material body and a photosensitive photosensitizer. Thephotosensitizer may react to illumination and change the solubility ofthe film-forming material, such that the organic insulating layer 1 canbe formed into a desired pattern as long as it is exposed and developed,without etched.

When the organic insulating layer 1 contains the photosensitizer, theslope angle of the organic insulating layer 1 can be correspondinglychanged as long as the content of photosensitizer is changed.

Specifically, as regards the organic insulating layer 1 which uses anegative photosensitizer, the content of photosensitizer in the firstorganic insulating layer 11 is greater than the content ofphotosensitizer in the second organic insulating layer 12.

The negative photosensitizer is also a photosensitizer used in anegative photoresist, which refers to a photosensitizer capable ofmaking the organic insulating layer 1 become insoluble upon illuminationby light. When such photosensitizer is used, as shown in Table 1 asfollows, the higher the content of photosensitizer is, the larger theresulting slope angle will be. Therefore, the content of photosensitizerin the first organic insulating layer 11 needs to be relatively higher.

TABLE 1 Impact of Negative Photosensitizer on Slope Angle No. A B CNominal 3~5 wt % (about 2~3 wt % (about <2.5 wt % (about photosensitizer4 wt %) 2.5 wt %) 1.5 wt %) content of product Stable >40 mj   >50mj   >60 mj   exposure Film thickness 2.5 μm 2.5 μm 2.5 μm Mask slot  13μm  13 μm  13 μm width bottom width 5.18 μm  5.3 μm 5.36 μm  of openingSlope angle 58° 51.8° 49.9°

In the above table, the film-forming material used in the organicinsulating layer 1 is primarily an acrylic resin, and thephotosensitizer material is primarily propylene glycol monomethyl etheracetate. The manufacturers of the three kinds of organic insulatinglayer material products are: A organic insulating layer material: DOW; Borganic is insulating layer material: Dongjin; C organic insulatinglayer material: JSR, respectively. Certainly, the organic insulatinglayer 1 further contains other known ingredients such as pigment,detailed description of which is not given here. Meanwhile, the bottomwidth, the slope angle, etc. of the opening 19 of the respective organicinsulating layers 1 are obtained by observing the section at the opening19 of the organic insulating layer 1 using a scanning electronmicroscope.

As an alternative of the present embodiment, the photosensitizer in theorganic insulating layer 1 is a positive photosensitizer. Then, thecontent of photosensitizer in the first organic insulating layer 11 isless than the content of photosensitizer in the second organicinsulating layer 12.

That is to say, the positive photosensitizer may also be used, i.e.,using a photosensitizer that makes the organic insulating layer 1 becomesoluble after it is illuminated by light. When the positivephotosensitizer is used, the higher the content of photosensitizer is,the smaller the resulting slope angle will be. Therefore, the content ofphotosensitizer in the first organic insulating layer 11 needs to berelatively lower.

Certainly, the photosensitizers and the film-forming materials in the isfirst organic insulating layer 11 and the second organic insulatinglayer 12 may the same or different, and the properties of thephotosensitizers may be different. For example, when the photosensitizerin the first organic insulating layer 11 is a positive photosensitizer,the photosensitizer in the second organic insulating layer 12 is anegative photosensitizer, or vice versa, as long as the slope angle ofthe second organic insulating layer 12 at the opening 19 is smaller thanthe slope angle of the first organic insulating layer 11.

In an illustrative embodiment, in the first organic insulating layer 11and the second organic insulating layer 12, the mass percent ofphotosensitizer in the layer with higher content of photosensitizer is3% to 5%, the mass percent of photosensitizer in the layer with lowercontent of photosensitizer is 1% to 3%, and the difference between themass percents of photosensitizer in the two layers is 1.5% to 2.5%.

That is to say, when the photosensitizer is used to adjust the slopeangle of the organic insulating layer 1, the contents of photosensitizerin the two layers can be set to satisfy the above condition so as toreach the aforesaid slope angle range. Specifically, when the negativephotosensitizer is used, the content of photosensitizer in the firstinsulating layer can be set to be 3% to 5% and the content ofphotosensitizer in the second insulating layer can be set to be 1% to3%. When the positive photosensitizer is used, the content ofphotosensitizer in the first insulating layer is set to be 1% to 3% andthe content of photosensitizer in the second insulating layer is set tobe 3% to 5%.

In an illustrative embodiment, the array substrate of the presentembodiment comprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip andleads located in the connecting area. At least partial opening 19 of theorganic insulating layer 1 is arranged in the connecting area; theorganic insulating layer 1 is located above the leads, each opening 19of the organic insulating layer 1 in the connecting area is providedwith ends of a plurality of leads, and the organic insulating layer 1 isat least provided with a conductive structure.

That is to say, the edge part of the array substrate may be providedwith a connecting area for connecting leads to a driving chip, and theorganic insulating layer 1 is provided with an opening 19 in theconnecting area to make ends (such as “connector 21”) of the leads ascovered thereby exposed and connected to the driving chip. Moreover,each opening 19 of the organic insulating layer 1 in the connecting areashould correspond to ends of a plurality of leads. Meanwhile, the arraysubstrate further comprises at least one other conductive structure(such as pixel electrode, common electrode, etc.) located above theorganic insulating layer 1. As stated above, in the prior art, theopening 19 of the organic insulating layer 1 in the above connectingarea easily leads to formation of photoresist residue at the edge,whereas such photoresist residue would cause the subsequently formedpattern of the conductive structure to be incorrect, such that theplurality of leads are mutually conducting. However, the overall slopeangle at the opening 19 of the organic insulating layer 1 of the arraysubstrate of the present embodiment is relatively smaller, thus it canavoid the photoresist residue and thereby prevent the respective leadsfrom being mutually conducting.

In an illustrative embodiment, the leads are data line leads 2, theorganic insulating layer 1 is a passivation layer arranged above thedata line leads 2, and the conductive structure is a pixel electrode orcommon electrode.

That is to say, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, the organic insulating layer1 may be a passivation layer covering the data line leads 2, and at thattime a pixel electrode or common electrode is further to be formed onthe organic insulating layer 1 (depending on the specific form of thearray substrate). The reason is that the aforesaid problem that thephotoresist residue causes the leads to be conducting mostly occurs inthe data line leads 2 in practice.

Certainly, the practical array substrate should further comprise otherstructures such as a gate insulating layer and an interlayer insulatinglayer (located between the pixel electrode and the common electrode).These structures may also be distributed in the connecting area.However, they is are not described here in detail and not shown in thefigures either because they are known to those skilled in the art andnot directly relevant to the present disclosure.

Certainly, the application of the present embodiment is not limited tothat. For example, the organic insulating layer 1 may also be a gateinsulating layer covering the gate, and at that time the leads are gateline leads. The conductive structure on the organic insulating layer 1may be the data line lead 2, pixel electrode, common electrode, etc. Or,the opening 19 of the organic insulating layer 1 may also be not onlylocated in the connecting area, but also distributed in the display areafor display (e.g., opening for connecting the source and drain to theactive area). Certainly, the opening in the display area would generallynot cause different leads to be connected, but may lead to otherdeficiencies in structures, which is thus also applicable to thetechnical solution in the present disclosure.

Certainly, the insulating layer in the present embodiment may also be aninorganic insulating layer made from inorganic material, and at thattime it may also be divided into two layers with different slope angles.The present embodiment only takes the organic insulating layer 1 as anexample for explanation just because the organic insulating layer 1always has a large thickness and easily causes the aforesaid problem ofphotoresist residue.

A further embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method ofmanufacturing the above array substrate, comprising:

forming a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer, andforming an opening in the first insulating layer and the secondinsulating layer.

In an illustrative embodiment, the above steps of forming a firstinsulating layer and a second insulating layer, and forming an openingin the first insulating layer and the second insulating layerspecifically comprise:

forming a first insulating layer;

forming a second insulating layer;

simultaneously forming an opening penetrating the first insulating layerand the second insulating layer.

That is to say, after the first insulating layer and the secondinsulating layer are formed, it is possible to form an openingsimultaneously in the two layers to thereby simplify the process.Certainly, it is also feasible to first form the first insulating layerand form an opening therein, and then form the second insulating layerand further form an opening therein.

The above insulating layers may be organic insulating layers.Correspondingly, the first insulating layer is a first organicinsulating layer and the second insulating layer is a second organicinsulating layer.

Specifically, there are various ways to form an opening in the firstorganic insulating layer and the second organic insulating layer. Forexample, as regards the above organic insulating layer containing aphotosensitizer, it can be directly exposed and developed. Sincespecific processes of forming an opening is known to those skilled inthe art, detailed description thereof is not given here.

However, if the above insulating layer is not an organic insulatinglayer, the step of forming an opening therein may further comprise othersteps of coating a photoresist, etching, lifting off the photoresist,etc., detailed description of which is not given here.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a displaydevice comprising the above array substrate.

Specifically, the display device provided by the present embodiment maybe any product or component having display function such as liquidcrystal display panel, electronic paper, OLED panel, mobile phone,tablet computer, television, display, notebook computer, digital frame,navigator, and so on.

It can be understood that the above embodiments are illustrativeembodiments used only for explaining the principle of the presentdisclosure, but the present disclosure is not limited to that. Thoseordinarily skilled in the art can make various variations andimprovements without departing from the spirit and essence of thepresent disclosure. These variations and improvements are also regardedas the protection scope of the present disclosure.

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 14. An array substrate comprising an insulating layerprovided with an opening, wherein, said insulating layer comprises: afirst insulating layer; a second insulating layer arranged on the firstinsulating layer, wherein a slope angle of said second insulating layerat the opening being smaller than a slope angle of said first insulatinglayer.
 15. The array substrate according to claim 14, wherein saidinsulating layer is an organic insulating layer; wherein said firstinsulating layer is a first organic insulating layer; and wherein saidsecond insulating layer is a second organic insulating layer.
 16. Thearray substrate according to claim 15, wherein the first organicinsulating layer at said opening has a slope angle of 50 to 60 degrees;wherein the second organic insulating layer at said opening has a slopeangle of 40 to 50 degrees; and wherein the difference between the slopeangle of the first organic insulating layer and the slope angle of thesecond organic insulating layer at said opening is 5 to 15 degrees. 17.The array substrate according to claim 15, wherein said first organicinsulating layer has a thickness of 1 to 2 microns; wherein said secondorganic insulating layer has a thickness of 1 to 2 microns; and whereinsaid organic insulating layer has a thickness of 2 to 3 microns.
 18. Thearray substrate according to claim 15, wherein the material of saidorganic insulating layer comprises a photosensitizer and a film-formingmaterial, and the content of photosensitizer in said first organicinsulating layer is different from the content of photosensitizer insaid second organic insulating layer.
 19. The array substrate accordingto claim 18, wherein the photosensitizer in said organic insulatinglayer is a negative photosensitizer; and wherein the content ofphotosensitizer in said first organic insulating layer is greater thanthe content of photosensitizer in said second organic insulating layer.20. The array substrate according to claim 18, wherein thephotosensitizer in said organic insulating layer is a positivephotosensitizer; and wherein the content of photosensitizer in saidfirst organic insulating layer is less than the content ofphotosensitizer in said second organic insulating layer.
 21. The arraysubstrate according to claim 18, wherein, in said first organicinsulating layer and second organic insulating layer, the mass percentof photosensitizer in the layer with higher content of photosensitizeris 3% to 5%; the mass percent of photosensitizer in the layer with lowercontent of photosensitizer is 1% to 3%; and the difference between themass percents of photosensitizer in the two layers is 1.5% to 2.5%. 22.The array substrate according to claim 15, wherein said array substratecomprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip and leadslocated within said connecting area, wherein at least partial opening ofsaid organic insulating layer is arranged in the connecting area;wherein said organic insulating layer is located above said leads, eachopening of said organic insulating layer in the connecting area isprovided with ends of a plurality of leads; and wherein said organicinsulating layer is at least provided with a conductive structure. 23.The array substrate according to claim 16, wherein said array substratecomprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip and leadslocated within said connecting area, wherein at least partial opening ofsaid organic insulating layer is arranged in the connecting area;wherein said organic insulating layer is located above said leads, eachopening of said organic insulating layer in the connecting area isprovided with ends of a plurality of leads; and wherein said organicinsulating layer is at least provided with a conductive structure. 24.The array substrate according to claim 17, wherein said array substratecomprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip and leadslocated within said connecting area, wherein at least partial opening ofsaid organic insulating layer is arranged in the connecting area;wherein said organic insulating layer is located above said leads, eachopening of said organic insulating layer in the connecting area isprovided with ends of a plurality of leads; and wherein said organicinsulating layer is at least provided with a conductive structure. 25.The array substrate according to claim 18, wherein said array substratecomprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip and leadslocated within said connecting area, wherein at least partial opening ofsaid organic insulating layer is arranged in the connecting area;wherein said organic insulating layer is located above said leads, eachopening of said organic insulating layer in the connecting area isprovided with ends of a plurality of leads; and wherein said organicinsulating layer is at least provided with a conductive structure. 26.The array substrate according to claim 19, wherein said array substratecomprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip and leadslocated within said connecting area, wherein at least partial opening ofsaid organic insulating layer is arranged in the connecting area;wherein said organic insulating layer is located above said leads, eachopening of said organic insulating layer in the connecting area isprovided with ends of a plurality of leads; and wherein said organicinsulating layer is at least provided with a conductive structure. 27.The array substrate according to claim 20, wherein said array substratecomprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip and leadslocated within said connecting area, wherein at least partial opening ofsaid organic insulating layer is arranged in the connecting area;wherein said organic insulating layer is located above said leads, eachopening of said organic insulating layer in the connecting area isprovided with ends of a plurality of leads; and wherein said organicinsulating layer is at least provided with a conductive structure. 28.The array substrate according to claim 21, wherein said array substratecomprises a connecting area for connecting a driving chip and leadslocated within said connecting area, wherein at least partial opening ofsaid organic insulating layer is arranged in the connecting area;wherein said organic insulating layer is located above said leads, eachopening of said organic insulating layer in the connecting area isprovided with ends of a plurality of leads; and wherein said organicinsulating layer is at least provided with a conductive structure. 29.The array substrate according to claim 22, wherein said leads are dataline leads; wherein said organic insulating layer is a passivation layerarranged above the data line leads; and wherein said conductivestructure is a pixel electrode or common electrode.
 30. A method ofmanufacturing an array substrate, wherein said array substrate comprisesan insulating layer provided with an opening, said insulating layercomprises: a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer arrangedon the first insulating layer, a slope angle of said second insulatinglayer at the opening being smaller than a slope angle of said firstinsulating layer, said method of manufacturing an array substratecomprising: forming said first insulating layer and said secondinsulating layer, and forming an opening in said first insulating layerand said second insulating layer.
 31. The method of manufacturing anarray substrate according to claim 30, wherein, said forming said firstinsulating layer and said second insulating layer, and forming anopening in said first insulating layer and said second insulating layercomprise: forming a first insulating layer; forming a second insulatinglayer; simultaneously forming an opening penetrating said firstinsulating layer and said second insulating layer.
 32. A display device,comprising: an array substrate comprising an insulating layer providedwith an opening, wherein, said insulating layer comprises: a firstinsulating layer; a second insulating layer arranged on the firstinsulating layer, a slope angle of said second insulating layer at theopening being smaller than a slope angle of said first insulating layer.33. The display device according to claim 32, wherein said insulatinglayer is an organic insulating layer; said first insulating layer is afirst organic insulating layer; and said second insulating layer is asecond organic insulating layer.